GPS Coordinates of

Transylvania University United States

Central address: 360-366 N Broadway, Lexington, KY 40508, USA

Elevation: 301.211
Time Zone: America/New_York

Latitude: 38° 3' 11.3292'' N
Longitude: 84° 29' 37.1436'' W

Transylvania University, United States

The latitude of Transylvania University is 38.053147, and the longitude is -84.493651. Transylvania University is located in Lexington, United States with the gps coordinates of 38° 3' 11.3292'' N and 84° 29' 37.1436'' W. The category of Transylvania University is Educational Sites.

Transylvania University is a private university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1780, making it the first university in Kentucky. It offers 36 major programs, as well as dual-degree engineering programs, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Transylvania's name, meaning "beyond the woods" in Latin, stems from the university's founding in the heavily forested region of western Virginia known as the Transylvania Colony, which became most of Kentucky in 1792. Transylvania is the alma mater of two U.S. vice presidents, two U.S. Supreme Court justices, fifty U.S. senators, 101 U.S. representatives, 36 U.S. governors, one Confederate President, and 34 U.S. ambassadors, making it a large producer of U.S. statesmen. Its medical program graduated 8,000 physicians by 1859. Its enduring footprint, both in national and Southern academia, make it among the most prolific cultural establishments and the most storied institutions in the South.

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